News & Articles on Large Wind Power
Large wind turbines are those used to generate commercial quantities of electricity. This category includes single turbines used in distributed applications as well as arrays of multiple wind turbines used in a wind power plant.
Total Capacity of Wind Power Plants Exceeds 3GW in Japan
By
Tetsuo Nozawa
According to NEDO, about 0.18GW of wind power plants (86 plants) were newly installed in Japan in fiscal 2015. As of the end of the fiscal year, there were 2,102 wind power plants (total capacity: about 3.1GW) in Japan. This is the first time that the total capacity has exceeded 3GW.
New Pics of Old USW 56-100 Wind Turbines
By
Paul Gipe
Photographer Bob Tregilus sent along a couple of pictures of some recycled US Windpower turbines in Nevada.
Exponential Growth and the Renewable Surprise
By
Paul Gipe
Critics of renewable energy have a full quiver of objections of why we shouldn’t bother developing wind and solar energy. One of my favorites is when they say, “Well renewables are nice, but they can’t scale.” That is, we can never develop enough wind turbines and solar panels to ever make a difference, so we shouldn’t bother.
Study projects economic impact of wind farms in Illinois
By
Lenore Sobot
The state’s 25 largest wind farms generate $30.4 million in annual property taxes and $13.86 million in extra income each year for landowners who lease their land to wind farm developers, according to a report released by Illinois State University.
A Step Backwards for Wind in Poland
By
Michał Olszewski
The act against wind turbines imposes a number of restrictions on producers of wind energy (except for micro installations and offshore wind farms).
Contract approved for Montana wind farm project for $0.045/kWh
By
Mike Dennison
Commissioners decided that Greycliff can arrange a contract of up to 25 years at a price of $45.49 per megawatt hour. That price is less than consumers are paying NorthWestern for power from the hydro-electric dams bought by the company two years ago.
